The years of welding at Hogwarts

Aren’t the textbooks used in Hogwarts and the spells that their compilers teach students in the books more educational than some fragmentary knowledge hidden in novels?

Shouldn't the compilers of those textbooks deserve an Order of Merlin?

Some time ago, Noah saw a letter from Lockhart applying for the position of professor of Magic Offense and Defense on Professor McGonagall's desk. He didn't know whether Professor McGonagall had any plans to hire him.

But there was one thing Noah was sure of.

If Snape knew the contents of the letter, he would now be searching the world for Lockhart with his wand in hand, ready to strike him with a powerful strike.

The value of a second-level medal is not as trivial as that of a third-level medal.

A relatively famous recipient of the Second Class Medal in the wizarding world dates back to 1979.

In recognition of his contributions to the study of magical creatures, or Magizoology, the Wizengamot has awarded Newt Scamander the Order of Merlin, Second Class.

Some other second-level medal winners are also outstanding in the magical world.

Not to mention someone like Newt who can be regarded as the leader of the magical animal research community, but at least

They are also some of the most outstanding talents in various fields.

As for the first-level medal, which represents the highest honor, there are very few wizards in the magical world who can get a first-level medal of the highest level while they are still alive.

Only wizards who have made extremely significant and outstanding contributions to the magical world can be awarded the first-class medal.

For example, Albus Dumbledore.

One of the achievements for which he was awarded the Order of Merit, First Class, was his defeat of the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in 1945.

However, although the first-class medal is precious, its value is no longer as high as before due to the manipulation of some people in the magic world.

Oh no, its "gold content" has actually increased a lot.

Arcturus Black, one of the patriarchs of the Black family, gave the Ministry of Magic a large amount of gold in the name of political donations in order to obtain an Order of Merlin, First Class.

Of course, political donations is a nicer term, and it should be more accurately called bribery.

In order to recognize Arcturus' "contributions to the Ministry of Magic", the Wizengamot decided to award him a first-class medal after "careful" consideration.

Very powerful operation.

The "gold content" of this medal can indeed be said to be full.

Then, when Cornelius Fudge came to power, even more outrageous operations occurred.

Once upon a time, Minister Kang was a young man full of ambitions, determined to make the magical world great again.

But it was not until he was supported by Dumbledore to ascend the throne of Minister of Magic that he realized that the rumors that Dumbledore was not greedy for power were all nonsense.

The reason why Dumbledore supported him to become the Minister instead of the tougher and more capable Barty Crouch was simply because he was a waste and easier to control.

Perhaps Dumbledore really did not covet the power that came with being Minister of Magic.

Because for Dumbledore, who is the President of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, the position of Minister of Magic is really nothing.

The power he possesses is much greater than that of a mere minister, and his defeat of Gellert Grindelwald has brought him a rising reputation in the wizarding world.

Given his influence, there is absolutely no need for him to hold another ministerial position.

But Dumbledore and Grindelwald are essentially the same kind of people. They both have a strong desire to control things. This is the deep reason that pushed Dumbledore to support Cornelius Fudge to come to power.

Cornelius Fudge fell after discovering that he was just a puppet in Dumbledore's hands.

What's so good about being Minister of Magic?

The real thing is that he is lavishly filling his own pocket with money in the name of the position of Minister of Magic.

But Fudge seemed to be a little late.

The financial sector of the wizarding world has always been stagnant. Perhaps during the era when Grindelwald stirred up the storm, this unchanging economic structure began to loosen a little under the impact of the Wizarding Party.

However, with the fall of Grindelwald, the wizarding world returned to its former lifeless state.

The vast majority of the wizarding world's wealth is concentrated in the hands of pure-blood families. Even if all the wealth in the hands of 95% of the people is concentrated, it may only account for less than 5% of the wizarding world's entire economy.

The people are all poor people like the Weasleys, with no money to make.

But the pure-blood families are all stingy and miserly, and they also firmly control most of the resources in the wizarding world.

It would not be easy for Cornelius Fudge to loot the golden Galleons from them.

In the past, when a minister took office, the first thing he had to do was to come up with excuses to win over the wealthy and powerful and get them to pay taxes and donate money.

Only when the pure-blood families pay the money can the common people in the magic world follow suit.

After getting the money, the pure-blood families' money was returned in full, and the people's money was divided into 30% and 70%.

Seventy percent of them are pure-blooded, and the Minister of Magic can only get 30%, and he has to look at their mood.

As a minister, he looks very glorious on the surface, but in fact he is not much different from a beggar kneeling down to beg for food.

If he wanted to change this situation, the only way Cornelius Fudge could think of was to create a perfect persona for himself to increase his influence in the hearts of the people in the wizarding world.

The simplest way he could think of was to obtain a first-class medal of the Order of Merlin.

What could be better than this tremendous honor to establish one's own image?

For this medal, Minister Kang had used all kinds of shameless methods, jumping up and down like a clown in the Wizengamot court, and finally he had the nerve to get himself a first-class medal.

The reason was to recognize his contribution to the magical community as the British Minister of Magic.

However, this series of actions not only failed to achieve any desired effect, but also caused great controversy in the entire magical world.

Everyone feels that the status of Merlin's band has been lowered by you, Minister Kang.

Not to mention that Cornelius Fudge had only been in office for less than three years before he was forced to resign from his position as minister in disgrace because of the chaos caused by the Battle of London.

Albus Dumbledore, who helped him to power

After ten days of cleaning up the mess, Duo Du announced his retirement.

However, even with the two messes that Arcturus Black and Cornelius Fudge had caused for the First Class Medal, the people of the wizarding world still believed in Merlin's Order.

After all, Merlin's reputation as a legendary wizard is still famous enough, even if some unworthy descendants are ruining his reputation.

It's no wonder that the Weasleys had such expressions when they saw the notification letter from the Wizengamot.

After the initial brain freeze, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley reacted and immediately joined the twin brothers in celebrating, extremely excited.

Mr. Weasley hugged his two sons in his arms, and patted their backs with his sturdy arms, which had been tightening screws in the garage for years.

"Kids! I'm so proud of you!"

The father's love that swept in like a raging storm was too much for George and Fred to bear. They quickly broke free from their father's arms. If they were a second late, their spines would have been broken.

Mrs. Weasley's eyes were red, with crystal tears accumulating in them, but the corners of her mouth could not stop rising, and her eyebrows were curved into a crescent moon.

Seeing his two silly little boys dancing a strange dance around the dining table like two red baboons who had found a treasure, Percy had a happy smile on his face, but that smile was more or less concealed with a little reluctance and regret.

When the beast tide besieged the Hogwarts Express, Percy naturally heard the summons from Professor Lupin -

Only students in grade six and above can go to the top of the train to participate in the battle to defend the Hogwarts Express.

Gryffindor students never lack the courage to participate in battle.

But Percy lacked the Gryffindor quality of breaking the rules.

To put it in a more low EQ way, he was too obsessed with rules and regulations, and too eager to be a good student in the eyes of professors and parents.

This also made him a relatively different person in the Weasley family, all of whom came from Gryffindor College.

Of course, in Mrs. Weasley's view, only a child like Percy was a truly good child, and he made her worry less than those other troublemakers.

The ultimate result of adhering to the old rules was that Percy, as the head of Gryffindor house, just stayed in the carriage and did some minor work to maintain order.

The daring twin brothers took advantage of the fact that Professor Lupin was too distracted to maintain the defensive magic of the entire train and sneaked out of the train to directly participate in the battle.

This is also why the twin brothers received the medal of the Order of Merlin, but he did not.

But Percy was not jealous of his two younger brothers. He was not so jealous. The joy on his face was obviously from the heart. He clapped enthusiastically, making his hands red.

But he was a little annoyed about his choice at that time. It would have been better if he had chosen to run outside the train to join the fight like his two younger brothers.

With his level of Charms, he believed that he was not much inferior to those students who were older than him.

Chapter 263 Stupid Potter

The Weasley twins weren't the only ones to receive letters from the Wizengamot.

Among the many students of Hogwarts, all those who participated in the battle when the monster tide besieged the Hogwarts Express were awarded the Order of Merlin without exception.

Most of them were only awarded the lowest level third-class medal.

Only those who performed outstandingly in battle, such as Neville the Hammer God of Hufflepuff, Shirley the Scarlet Witch, and Hermione the Mystic Wizard of Ravenclaw, were specially awarded the higher-level second-class medal by the Wizengamot.

In addition to the second-class and third-class medals, there is also a recipient of the first-class medal, which is rarely seen in decades.

During such a turbulent period, especially when Dumbledore announced to the entire wizarding world in front of many reporters that he would retire, the Ministry of Magic urgently needed to establish a group of heroes as publicity images to stabilize the emotions of the people in the wizarding world.

The battle between Fawkes and Voldemort over London directly pushed Fawkes to the pinnacle of fame.

When Dumbledore retired, all the people regarded the phoenix following Dumbledore as the candidate to succeed him as the next magician after his retirement.

And the strength that Fox demonstrated in front of the world did not disappoint their expectations.

Defeating the culprit who caused the Battle of London and preventing the Lizard People's mutation craze from spreading to the entire world, this achievement directly earned Fox the First Class Medal of the Order of Merlin.

Also awarded the first-class medal were Noah, an "ordinary" first-year wizard who made great contributions in the Battle of London, and Gwen Stacy, who had just gained legal status in the British wizarding world.

Stop the flames from spreading to the entire city of London and eventually burning down the entire world.

Also, it shut down the weather spell that was constantly expanding under the maintenance of the Philosopher's Stone, and transformed the lizardmen back to their original human appearance.

These two deeds

These are all extremely noble achievements, so it is not surprising that they were awarded the first-class medal.

Aside from Noah, Fawkes and Gwen, the only people to be awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class were the Aurors and Striker's who had died in the Battle of London.

The fun that Voldemort created in London, including the investiture ceremony of the Order of Merlin, disrupted Snape's original plan to go to Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to attend the Potions Exchange Meeting.

In addition, the curse on the Resurrection Stone ring was broken, allowing Snape to use the Resurrection Stone to call back Lily's soul. He had the idea of ​​truly resurrecting Lily and no longer cared about the academic exchange meeting between potion masters.

"Why do I only have a second-level medal, but you got a first-level one?"

In response to Shirley's ignorant question, Noah simply responded calmly, "Haha."

How much effort did he put in during the Battle of London, and how much effort did Shirley put in during the Battle of London?

The students of Hogwarts, especially those who were fortunate enough to have experienced a training experience class that only the Supreme Sorcerer could experience, and the first-year students who had experienced the Forbidden Forest Battle Royale and the Hundred-Player Chicken Dinner, each of them developed an invincible heart in the course of Noah, the devil's temporary acting professor.

They have the courage to go to the battlefield and face those big green lizards.

But unfortunately, they only have a few magic skills at their disposal. Even for those seventh grade students who are about to graduate, even with their magic level, if they are released to face the endless lizardmen, they will only die.

Can't you see that even so many Aurors and strikers have been killed?

Allowing senior students to join in the battle to defend the Hogwarts Express was a special measure that Lupin had to take due to the shortage of manpower.

With all the professors of Hogwarts present, these little kids who haven't even graduated from school yet want to go out and have fun?

Even if Shirley had an extremely powerful Obscurus inside her, the professors would not let her go out to fight.

Impossible, impossible at all.

So when Noah was fighting Voldemort on the Tower Bridge in London and helping Aurors and strikers to control the Fiendfyre that had spread to an entire city block, these students could only stay on the Hogwarts Express with activated defensive magic under the supervision of the professors, ready to escape from London at any time.

Just based on her performance during the siege of the Hogwarts Express, Shirley was able to earn a second-class medal from the Wizengamot, which was a good reward for her.

In response to Noah's contempt, Shirley bared her teeth and made a fierce expression at him, but it was of no use.

The two small canine teeth she showed did not add any sense of ferocity to her expression, but instead highlighted a bit of silliness that made people feel very cute.

Fox burst out laughing, and her laughter was very ungraceful. Her laughter, which was exactly the same as that of one of the three laughing heroes in Slytherin, was totally inconsistent with her face that was a disaster for the country and the people.

There is a very explosive sense of disobedience.

Making trouble has always been a major hobby of Fox, the chatterbox Phoenix Bird.

Just like when she pointed out something that the two old men didn't want to face in front of Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

Fox put one foot on a chair in the restaurant and looked down upon the whole place with an extremely disdainful attitude.

"Among the four people present here, only one did not receive the first-class medal. Let's guess who did not receive it?"

Although she didn't care about the so-called first-class medal, Fox wouldn't care even if the wizards in the Wizengamot could use Reincarnation to call Merlin out of the coffin and personally present the medals to the winners.

What Fox cared about was whether the medal was made of gold, how many gold galleons a medal could be sold for, and how many delicious foods these galleons could be exchanged for her enjoyment.